INDEX © Lonely Planet 322 Index A Aarschot 202 Abbaye Notre Dame 241 abbey beers 48-9 accommodation 284-6, see also individual locations activities 287-8, see also individual activities & locations Adinkerke 154 Africa Museum 92 air travel 296-8 airlines 297 airports 296-7 fares 297-8 Albert I 31, 32 Albert II 34-5 Amblève Valley 254-7 Anderlecht 91-2 animals 59-60 Ansemborg 283 Anseremme 236 Antwerp 169-89, 172, 174-5 accommodation 181-3 attractions 171 drinking 185-6 entertainment 187-8 food 183-5 internet access 171 shopping 188 tourist offices 171 tours 180-1 travel to/from 188-9 travel within 189 Antwerp Port 189-90 Antwerp Six 177 Archéoforum 251-2 architecture 41-2, 184, 305 Ardennes 226-62 area codes, see inside front cover Arlon 241-2 art galleries, see galleries & museums art nouveau 42, 82, 87-8, 89, 184 arts 39-45 Ath 213 Atlantikwall 149 000 Map pages 000 Photograph pages Atomium 90-1 Aubechies 212 B B&Bs 284-5 Baarle-Hertog 192 balle-pelotte 46, 213, 234 Bank Museum 269 Baroque Counter-Reformation 40 Barvaux 247 Basilique Nationale du Sacré-Cœur 91 Bastogne 242-243 bathrooms 294 Battle of the Bulge 242, 243 Battle of the Golden Spurs 25, 166 Battle of Waterloo 29, 218 Baudouin I 34 Beaufort 278-9 beer 48-50, 109, 198, 246, 7, see also breweries abbey 48-9 itineraries 23, 23 lambic 49-50 shops 109, 145 Trappist 48-9, 155-6, 190-1, 225, 236-7, 241 white 49, 205 Beersel 113 Begijnhof Museum 191 begijnhoven 137 Bruges 136-7 Ghent 122 Hoogstraten 191 Leuven 200 Lier 192-3 Mechelen 196 Turnhout 191-2 Belfort 119-22 belfries Bruges 132-3 Hoogstraten 191 Namur 229 Thuin 223 Belœil 212 Bezel 190 BHV (Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde) 35 bike rental Antwerp 189 Bruges 145-6 Brussels 111 Luxembourg City 273 Namur 232 Nismes 225 bike tours 111-12 bilingualism 11 billiards 287-8 Binche 216-17 Blankenberge 152 boat tours 288 Antwerp 180 Bruges 138 Ghent 120 Mechelen 196 Moselle 275 Namur 232 Nieuwpoort 153 boat travel 288 to/from Belgium & Luxembourg 300 within Belgium & Luxembourg 301 boating 288 Bokrijk Openluchtmuseum 204 books 15, 43-4 Bosch, Hieronymus 39-40 Botte du Hainaut 224-5 Bouillon 238-40 Bouillon, Godefroid de 238, 239 Bourglinster 276 Brabant Wallon 208-225 Brel, Jacques 44-5, 78, 79 Breugel the Elder, Pieter 84 Breughel, Jan 84 Breughel the Younger, Pieter 84 breweries Cantillon Brewery 91-2 De Halve Maan 136 Hoegaarden 205 Bruges 129-46, 130, 134, 6 accommodation 139-42 activities 138 attractions 132-8 drinking 144 entertainment 144-5 festivals 139 food 142-3 internet access 132 shopping 145 tourist offices 132 tours 138-9 INDEX (B-D) C camping 285 canal tours Bruges 138 Brussels 91 Bruxelles–Charleroi Canal 216 Damme 146 Nieuwpoort 153 canoeing 288 Cantillon Brewery 91-2 car travel 301-5 hire 304 licences 303 road rules 304, 305 signs 302 castles around Bruges 146 Botte du Hainaut 224 Bourglinster 276 Château Comtal 236 Château de Bouillon 238 Château de Bourscheid 279 Château de Chimay 225 Chateau de Fy 247 Château de Jehay 234 Chateau de Modave 233-4 Château de Petite Somme 247 Château de Reinhardstein 261 Citadelle de Namur 228 Gravensteen 120 itineraries 22, 22 Kasteel Laarne 129 Kasteel van Beersel 113 Kasteel van Gaasbeek 113 Kasteel van Horst 202-3 Larochette 276-7 Vianden 280-1 Wavre-Ottignies-Gembloux 221-2 Cathédrale des Sts-Michel & Gudule 80 Cathédrale Notre Dame 266 Cathédrale Notre-Dame 210 Cathédrale St-Paul 251 caves Grottes de Han 236 Grottes de Hotton 245 Grottes de Neptune 225 itineraries 22, 22 Les Grottes du Remouchamps 255 Wallonia 257 cell phones 294 Charleroi 222 Château Comtal 236 Château de Bouillon 238 Château de Bourscheid 279 Château de Chimay 225 Chateau de Fy 247 Château de Jehay 234 Chateau de Modave 233-4 Château de Petite Somme 247 Château de Reinhardstein 261 Chemin de la Corniche 266 chess 288 children, travel with 289 Chimay 225 chocolate 52-3, 109-10, 137, 183 churches & cathedrals Basilique Nationale du Sacré-Cœur 91 Cathédrale des Sts-Michel & Gudule 80 Cathédrale Notre Dame 266 Cathédrale Notre-Dame 210 Cathédrale St-Paul 251 Collégiale Notre-Dame 233 Église Collégiale St-Barthélemy 251 Église Notre-Dame de la Chapelle 83 Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal 171-2 St-Baafskathedraal 119 St-Carolus-Borromeuskerk 177 St-Petrus-&-Pauluskerk 148-9 St-Pietersabdij 121 St-Romboutskathedraal 195 cinema 44 Citadelle de Namur 228 Clervaux 283 climate 13, 289-290 Collégiale Notre-Dame 233 comic strips 43 festivals 88 murals 81 museums 80-1 shops 110, 188 Comines 163 Congo 30-1 consulates 290-1 Coo 255-6 costs 13-14 Belgium 15 Luxembourg 15 Couvin 224-5 Crupet 234-5 culture 36-46 customs regulations 290 Cwarmé 16 cycling 45, 237, 277, 278, 279, 287, 301, see also mountain biking Antwerp 189 Bruge 138, 145 Brussels 111 Diekirch 280 Ghent 128 Kortrijk 166 La Roche-en-Ardenne 244 Namur 232 Semois Valley 240 tours 111-12, 189 Vianden 282 D d’Aulne 223 Damme 146 dance 45, 109 decorative arts 42-3 De Haan 151-2 INDEX travel to/from 145 travel within 145-6 Brussels 62-112, 66-7, 68-9 accommodation 93 activities 92 Anderlecht 91-2 attractions 76-92 drinking 102-6 food 96-102 entertainment 106-9 EU Area 85-7, 86 Ilôt Sacré 78 internet access 65 itineraries 63 Ixelles 88-9, 72-3 Laeken 90 Lower Town 97-9, 70 Marolles 84-5, 72-3 public transport 112, 75 Sablon 83, 72-3 shopping 109-10 St-Géry 104-5 St-Gilles 105-6 Ste-Catherine 80 tourist offices 76 tours 91, 92-3 travel to/from 110-11 travel within 111-13 Uccle 90 Brussels City Museum 77 Bruxellois 84, 308 Burgundian empire 26 business hours 289 bus travel to/from Belgium & Luxembourg 299, 300 within Belgium & Luxembourg 301 Butte du Lion 217 323 INDEX 324 INDEX (D-G) De Halve Maan 136 De Mijlpaal 196 De Panne 154 Deportation Memorial Museum 269 Dernier Quartier Général de Napoléon 219 Design Museum 121 Deurle 129 Diamantmuseum 179 diamonds 178-9 Diekirch 279-80 Diest 203-4 Diksmuide 156 Dillingen 279 Dinant 235 disabilities, travellers with 294-5 Doudou, Le 214 dog poop 290 Domein Raversijde 149 drink driving 290 drinks 48-58, see also beer, breweries, wineries, jenever Durbuy 246-7 DVDs 285 E Eastern Cantons 260-2 Eastern Flanders 168-207, 170 Echternach 277-8 economy 12, 34, 35, 274 Église Collégiale St-Barthélemy 251 Église Notre-Dame de la Chapelle 83 electricity 285 Ellezelles 213 embassies 290-291 emergencies, see inside front cover language (Dutch) 311 language (French) 315 Ename 167 Enghien 213-14 environmental issues 60-1 Erasmus House Museum 91 Esch-sur-Alzette 274 Esch-sur-Sûre 282 Esneux 247 Ettelbrück 279 EU Parliament 85 Eupen 260, 262 Euro Space Center 237-8 events 14, 16-19, see also festivals exchange rates, see inside front cover 000 Map pages 000 Photograph pages F fashion 42-3, 79-80, 110, 172-3 Antwerp Six 177 shops 172-3, 188 fax services 293-4 festivals 14, 16-19 Binche 216 Bruges 139 Ghent 122-3 Mons 214 Fishery Museum 153 Flemish Primitives 39-40 food 47, 291 football 46 Forêt de Soignes 113 Formula 1 46, 259 Fort Breendonk 198-9 Fort Napoleon 149-50 fruit beers 49-50 G Gaasbeek 113 galleries & museums 14 Africa Museum 92 Bank Museum 269 Begijnhof Museum 191 Bokrijk Openluchtmuseum 204 Brussels City Museum 77 Citadelpark 121 De Mijlpaal 196 Deportation Memorial Museum 269 Design Museum 121 Diamantmuseum 179 Erasmus House Museum 91 Fishery Museum 153 Gallo-Roman Museum 206 General Patton Museum 279 Grand Curtius 251 Groeningemuseum 133-5 Hergé Museum 220 Hill 62 Museum 162-3 Hooge 162 industrial musuems 14 Industrial Archaeology Museum 121 In Flanders Fields Museum 157-8 Joods Museum van Deportatie en Verzet 196 Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten 179-80 Le Bois du Cazier 223 Luxembourg City History Museum 268 Magritte Museum 82-3 Musée BELvue 81 Musée Bruxellois de la Gueuze 91-2 Musée Constantin Meunier 89 Musée d’Ansembourg 251 Musée de l’Art Wallon 250-1 Musée de la Vie Wallonne 250 Musée des Beaux-Arts 210 Musée du Costume et de la Dentelle 77-8 Musée Magritte 82-3 Musée National d’Histoire Militaire 279-80 Musée Royal de l’Armée et d’Histoire Militair 87 Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire 87 Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts 82-3 Museum Dr Guislain 121-2 Museum Hof van Busleyden 196 Museum of Natural Sciences 85, 87 Museum Plantin-Moretus 173, 176 Musical Instrument Museum 82 Mu.Zee 149 Nationaal Jenevermuseum 204 National Bank Museum 80 National Hopmuseum 156 National Museum of History and Art 266 Photography Museum 222-3 Speelgoedmuseum 195 Suikermuseum 205 Technopolis 198 Verbeke Foundation 190 Wine Museum 275 Gallo-Roman Museum 206 gay travellers 108, 124, 181, 269, 291 Gembloux 221 General Patton Museum 279 Gentse Feesten 122-3 geography 59 Geraardsbergen 167 German Military Cemetery 269 Ghent 117-28, 118-19, 122, 7 accommodation 123-5 activities 119-22 attractions 119-22 drinking 126-7 entertainment 127-8 festivals 122-3 food 125-6 internet access 117 shopping 128 tourist offices 117 tours 120 INDEX (G-M) H Hainaut 208-25, 209 Han-sur-Lesse 236 Hapsburg rule 26-7 Hasselt 204 Hautes Fagnes 261 health 288-9 Heilig-Bloedbasilie 133 Heilig-Bloedprocessie (Bruges) 16, 139 Hergé 221 Hergé Museum 220 Het Zwin 152-3 hikers’ huts 285 hiking 234, 237, 255, 261, 262, 277-8, 279, 287 Hill 62 Museum 162-3 history 24-35 hitchhiking 305 Hitler’s headquarters 225 Hoegaarden 205 holidays 13, 291 Hollenfels 283 Hooge 162 Hoogstraten 191 horse riding 288 horseback shrimp-fishing 153 Horta, Victor 89, 184 Hôtel de Ville (Brussels) 76-7 Hotton 245-6 Hougoumont 218 Huy 233 I In Flanders Fields Museum 157-8 Industrial Archaeology Museum 121 insurance 291, 304 internet access 291 internet resources 15 itineraries 4, 20-3, 4 beer 23, 23 Brussels 63 canals 22, 22 castles 22, 22 caves 22, 22 Ixelles 88-9 J Jehay 234 jenever 50 Joods Museum van Deportatie en Verzet 196 K Kasteel Laarne 129 Kasteel van Beersel 113 Kasteel van Gaasbeek 113 Kasteel van Horst 202-3 Katholieke Universiteit van Leuven (KUL) 200 kayaking 234, 244, 256, 288 Kirchberg Plateau 268-9 Knokke-Heist 152 Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten 179-80 Kortrijk 163-6, 164 L La Ducasse 214 La Gleize 255 La Roche-en-Ardenne 243-5 Laarne 129 lace 139 museums 138, 167, 259 shops 110, 145 Lakenhalle 157-8 lambic beers 49-50 language 308-16 Brussels 65 Bruxellois 84, 308 Dutch 309-316 food 53-8 French 313-16 Letzeburgesch 265, 309 Larochette 276-7 Lavaux-Ste-Anne 237 Le Bois du Cazier 223 Le Doudou 214 left luggage 65, 132, 171, 265 legal matters 292 Léopold I 31 Léopold II 30-1, 92 Léopold III 32, 33 Les Grottes du Remouchamps 255 Les Jardins d’Annevoie 234 lesbian travellers 108, 124, 181, 269, 291 Lesse Valley 235-8 Lessines 213 Leterme, Yves 12, 35 Leuven 199-202, 199 Liège 248-54, 249 accommodation 252-3 attractions 250 drinking 253 entertainment 253-4 food 253 internet access 250 tourist offices 250 travel to/from 254 travel within 254 Lier 192-3, 8 Lillo 189-90 Limbourg 260 linguistic divide 11, 34, 35, 36-7, 36 literature 15, 43-4 Louvain-la-Neuve 220 Luxembourg 263-83, 264 Luxembourg City 264-73, 267, 8 accommodation 269-70 attractions 266-9 drinking 271-2 entertainment 272-3 food 270-1 internet access 265 internet resources 265 shopping 273 tourist offices 265 tours 269 travel to/from 273 travel within 273-4 Luxembourg City History Museum 268 M Magritte, René 82-3 Magritte Museum 82-3 Maison de Victor Hugo 281 Malmédy 260, 262 Manneken Pis 77 maps 292 Mariembourg 224 markets Antwerp 188 Bruges 145 Brussels 109 measures 285, see also inside front cover Mechelen 193-8, 194 INDEX travel to/from 128 travel within 128 gîtes 285-6 glassware 254, 255 godshuizen 137 golf 288 Grand Curtius 251 Grand Duchy 263-83 Grand Place (Brussels) 76-7, 5 Gravensteen 120 Grevenmacher 275 Grimbergen 113-14 Groeningemuseum 133-5 Grottes de Han 236 Grottes de Hotton 245 Grottes de Neptune 225 Grund 268 325 INDEX 326 INDEX (M-S) medical services 288-9 Menenpoort 158 Mersch 283 metric conversions, see inside front cover Meunier, Constantin 40 Middelheimmuseum 180 Mini Europe 91 mobile phones 294 Modave 233-4 ModeNatie 172-3 Mondorf-les-Bains 276 money 13-14, 15, 290, 292, see also inside front cover Mons 214-15 Mosan Art 230 Moselle Valley 274-6 motorcycle travel 301-5 mountain biking 234, 244, 256 Mu.Zee 149 Müllerthal 276-9 multiculturalism 38 murals 81 Musée BELvue 81 Musée Bruxellois de la Gueuze 91-2 Musée Constantin Meunier 89 Musée d’Ansembourg 251 Musée de l’Art Wallon 250-1 Musée de la Vie Wallonne 250 Musée des Beaux-Arts 210 Musée du Costume et de la Dentelle 77-8 Musée Magritte 82-3 Musée National d’Histoire Militaire 279-80 Musée Royal de l’Armée et d’Histoire Militair 87 Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire 87 Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts 82-3 Museum Dr Guislain 121-2 Museum Hof van Busleyden 196 Museum of Natural Sciences 85, 87 Museum Plantin-Moretus 173-6 museums, see galleries & museums music 44-5 Musical Instrument Museum 82 mussels 52 Mu.Zee 149 Nationaal Parks 60 National Bank Museum 80 National Hopmuseum 156 National Museum of History and Art 266 Nationale Plantentuin Van België 113 NATO 33 newspapers 38, 285 Nieuwpoort 153 Ninglingspo 255 Ninth Art 43 Nismes 225 Nivelles 219-220 O Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal 171-2 Oostduinkerke 153 Ostend 147-51, 148 Orval 241 Oudenaarde 166-7 Ourthe Valley 243-7 P paardevissers 153 painting 39-40 Palais de Justice (Brussels) 83-4 Passendale 161-2 Patershol 120 pékèt 50 Petite Somme 247 Philippeville 224 photography 293 Photography Museum 222-3 pigeon races 46 Pipaix 212 Place de la Constitution 268 Plancenoit 218-19 planning 13, 38, 233, 290, see also itineraries plants 60 politics Belgium 11, 12, 35 Luxembourg 35 pollution 61 Poperinge 156-7 population Belgium 12, 37 Luxembourg 12 postal services 293 N Namur 228-32, 229 Nationaal Jenevermuseum 204 000 Map pages 000 Photograph pages Q Quint, Charles 26-7 R radio 285 Redu 237-8 Reinhardstein 261 religion 39 Remich 275 Remouchamps 255 renewable energy 60-1 road distance chart 303 Rochefort 236-7 Rochehaut 240, 7 rock climbing 288 Rosenmontag 16 royalty controversy 33 Luxembourg 268 Royal Palace 81 Rubens, Pieter Paul 40, 177, 179 Rumelange 274 S Schengen 276 Scherpenheuvel 203 Schiessentümpel 278 Semois Valley 240-1 Septfontaines 283 Seraing 254 shopping 293 antiques 109 art 109 beer 109, 145 chocolate 109-10, 137, 145, 183 comic strips 110, 188 fashion 110, 188 interior design 109 lace 110, 145 Simenon, Georges 251 Sint-Niklaas 190 Sint-Truiden 206 skiing 261, 288 Spa 257-8 Spanish Netherlands 28-9 Speelgoedmuseum 195 Spiennes 215-216 sport, see also see also individual sports St-Baafskathedraal 119 St-Carolus-Borromeuskerk 177 St-Catherine 95 St-Géry 78-9 St-Gilles 88 St-Hubert 238 St-Idesbald 153-4 St-Martens-Latem 129 St-Petrus-&-Pauluskerk 148-9 St-Pietersabdij 121 St-Romboutskathedraal 195 Stavelot 256-7 INDEX (S-Z) T Tchantchès 252 Technopolis 198 telephone services 293-4 theatre 45, 108-9 theft 290 theme parks 220 Thuin 223 Tienen 204-5 time 294 Tintin 43, 221 tipping 292-3 toilets 294 Tongeren 206-7 Torengebouw 177 tourist information 294 Tournai 209-12, 211 train travel high-speed trains 300 to/from Belgium & Luxembourg 299-300 within Belgium & Luxembourg 301, 305-7 Trappist beer 48-9, 155-6, 190-1, 225, 236-7, 241 travel to/from Belgium & Luxembourg 296-301 travel within Belgium & Luxembourg 301-7 Turnhout 191-2 TV 38, 285 U United Kingdom of the Netherlands 29-30 US Military Cemetery 269 V vacations 13 Van Damme, Jean-Claude 44 Van Eyck, Jan 39, 119, 120 Van Rompuy, Herman 12 vegetarian travellers 52 Verbeke Foundation 190 Verviers 259-60 Veurne 154-5 Vianden 280-3 video systems 293 Villa Romaine 277 Villers-la-Ville 220-1 visas 295 weather 13, 289-90 weights 285, see also inside front cover Wépion 230-1 Western Flanders 115-67, 116 Western Front 160 Westmalle 190-1 white beers 49, 205 Wiltz 282-3 wine 50 Wine Museum 275 wineries 274-6 women travellers 295 Wormeldange 275 WWI 31-2, 153, 157, 248 graves 160-1 museum 157-8 WWII 32, 147, 154, 242, 243, 269, 279-80 Y Ypres 157-60, 159 Ypres Salient 160-3, 161, 6 Yvoir 234 W Z 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